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☆ pica·yune (pik′ə yo̵̅o̅n′, pik′ə yo̵̅o̅n′)
noun
- a coin of small value, as a former Spanish half-real of Louisiana
- anything trivial
Etymology: Fr picaillon, small coin, halfpenny < Prov picaioun < picaio, money, prob. < pica, to ring, jingle, strike < VL *piccare: see picador
adjective
trivial or petty; small or small-minded
also picayunish pic′a·yun′·ish
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